Issue - meetings

To receive the report of Tessa Lindfield, Director of Public Health, further to Health & Wellbeing Board’s endorsement of the proposed process for the Enfield PNA at 19 April 2017 meeting.

RECEIVED the report of Tessa Lindfield (Director of Public Health).

NOTED

Tessa Lindfield and Miho Yoshizaki’s introduction of the report highlighted:

?  The PNA was a statutory duty of the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) to publish every three years, and the next Enfield PNA was due by April 2018.

?  A full draft PNA had been circulated to HWB, and an executive summary was included in the agenda pack.

?  The PNA contained information to allow NHS England to make decisions regarding pharmaceutical service provision.

?  The process for developing the PNA was set out. This process was overseen by the PNA Steering Group.

?  Over 98% of the borough’s residents were within walking distance of a pharmacy.

?  Considering the population projections for the next three years, no gaps in provision of pharmaceutical services were identified currently or in the future, and the coverage of services was good.

?  The next step was a minimum 60 days’ consultation, and this was proposed between 23 October 2017 and 8 January 2018, with analysis in January and final sign off in February 2018.

?  Councillor Fonyonga arrived at the meeting at this point.

IN RESPONSE comments and questions were received, including:

1.    It was confirmed that 98% of residents were within 20 minutes’ walk from a pharmacy and 90% were within 10 minutes’ walking distance. It was also confirmed that the research covered pharmacy delivery services.

2.    Evidence within the report was also useful for local commissioning.

3.    Pharmacies offered an important resource, and there were opportunities to use them more, and for promotion of basic public health messages and to assist addressing inequalities.

4.    NHS England were one of the key stakeholders who must be consulted.

5.    Health and Wellbeing Board was asked to agree the sign off process for the final PNA report to ensure smooth publication on time.

AGREED that

1.    The Health and Wellbeing Board approved the draft PNA for consultation.

2.    A subset of Health and Wellbeing Board members, including the Director of Public Health and representatives of the CCG and HealthWatch be delegated to sign off the final report on behalf of Health and Wellbeing Board.